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We are Adrian and Nicole Doyle and this is our web site where we show our life on our small holding and showcase the products that we sell.
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Weedy paths
A couple of years back we built a vegetable patch. It's six areas with a path connecting them all. It took a while to build and all the slabs were
Vera “a touch of the itchies” update
It’s been a few weeks since we wrote about Vera our ewe with “a touch of the itchies”. See earlier story: "Vera gets a touch of the itchies" So, I
Sheep happy with new path
With autumn fast approaching and soggier weather, access to the lambing shed (now known as “general sheep/hen/shelter/meeting room”) in the orchard had become wet and slippery. Getting to the orchard
Hello Boys!
Being autumn, it's approaching tupping time when the ewes are put to the tup. The farm next door has been to market and got themselves a pair of splendid young
It’s time for hooves and bottoms again!
Every three months we give our sheep a general MOT, this means checking their teats, checking (and trimming if necessary) their hooves, trimming the wool around their bottoms and trimming
Bim the Wonder Hen
Since June, Bim has been suffering from egg peritonitis (see swollen hen), a common condition in hens of all ages for which the prognosis is usually death. Given this poor
Vera gets a touch of the itchies
Vera, one of our Yorkshire lassies, has been on our radar for a while. She's one of three we brought over from a Yorkshire farm just after moving here and
Flower bed cleared and replanted
While the flower beds along the house and the meadow at the entrance are all looking great (summer at auchenstroan), the flower bed the other side of the lawn has
Cows drink us dry
As previously mentioned, we borrowed some cows from a neighbouring farm (cows return to Auchenstroan). With them nicely settled in, I headed off to Edinburgh to meet a flamenco guitar
Cows Return to Auchenstroan
This year, the grass has gone mad. I have never seen it so long and lush. To say the sheep can't keep up would be an understatement. In fact, of
Veggies Version 2
I wrote a few weeks back about the problems we were having getting our veggies going this year (problems with veggies). First, the birds dug them up and then, the
Haribo Wins Top Dog Award
Haribo came to live with us a few years ago. He came to us unwanted by his previous owner and with a list of issues over two pages long. Most
